United States presidential election in Maine, 1908
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1908 throughout the contemporary forty-six states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan. Taft won the state by a margin of 29.71 percent.
Results
Results by county
County |
Taft# |
Taft% |
Bryan# |
Bryan% |
Others# |
Others% |
Total votes cast[2] |
Androscoggin |
4,381 |
56.06% |
3,095 |
39.60% |
339 |
4.34% |
7,815 |
Aroostook |
4,783 |
77.56% |
1,157 |
18.76% |
227 |
3.68% |
6,167 |
Cumberland |
10,593 |
61.81% |
5,735 |
33.46% |
810 |
4.73% |
17,138 |
Franklin |
2,173 |
68.46% |
930 |
29.30% |
71 |
2.24% |
3,174 |
Hancock |
3,169 |
61.50% |
1,846 |
35.82% |
138 |
2.68% |
5,153 |
Kennebec |
6,133 |
65.99% |
2,871 |
30.89% |
290 |
3.12% |
9,294 |
Knox |
2,228 |
50.04% |
1,932 |
43.40% |
292 |
6.56% |
4,452 |
Lincoln |
1,693 |
56.43% |
1,196 |
39.87% |
111 |
3.70% |
3,000 |
Oxford |
4,179 |
64.53% |
2,093 |
32.32% |
204 |
3.15% |
6,476 |
Penobscot |
7,336 |
66.03% |
3,525 |
31.73% |
249 |
2.24% |
11,110 |
Piscataquis |
2,157 |
70.49% |
828 |
27.06% |
75 |
2.45% |
3,060 |
Sagadahoc |
1,776 |
64.00% |
838 |
30.20% |
161 |
5.80% |
2,775 |
Somerset |
3,688 |
65.30% |
1,676 |
29.67% |
284 |
5.03% |
5,648 |
Waldo |
2,491 |
63.22% |
1,335 |
33.88% |
114 |
2.89% |
3,940 |
Washington |
3,507 |
59.49% |
2,256 |
38.27% |
132 |
2.24% |
5,895 |
York |
6,700 |
59.64% |
4,090 |
36.40% |
445 |
3.96% |
11,235 |
Totals | 66,987 | 63.00% | 35,403 | 33.29% | 3,942 | 3.71% | 106,332 |
References
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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